E-rate Analysis

February 19, 2021

$130M At Risk As Invoice Deadline Looms

February 25, 2021 marks the invoice deadline for Funding Year 2019 recurring services, after an automatic 120 day extension granted by the FCC due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With one...

by Brian Stephens

February 1, 2021

FCC Seeks Comment on Remote Learning Support

On February 1, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission issued a Public Notice requesting comments on petitions filed by the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) and other stakeholders requesting...

January 29, 2021

Initial EBB Comments Received by FCC

The Consolidated Appropriations Acts of 2021 included a $900 Billion stimulus package that would create the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB) to address the needs of those who either do...

by John Harrington

January 22, 2021

Libraries Rely on E-rate for Internet

The E-rate program plays a pivotal role in keeping communities connected to the Internet. In 2020, more than $99 million was requested for library Internet access and Wi-Fi equipment. As...

by John Harrington

January 15, 2021

Thousands of RFPs Posted. More coming.

As of January 14, 2021, the total count of Forms 470 posted for Funding Year 2021 stood at 12,736. The number of Category Two postings is up sharply from FY2020,...

by John Harrington

December 24, 2020

E-rate Supports 95% of K-12 Students

The E-rate program currently provides financial aid for Internet connections that support 53,990,412 K-12 students in the United States. According to recent data from National Center for Education Statistics (NCES),...

by Brian Stephens

December 18, 2020

2020: Year in Review

COVID-19 impacts rules and deadlines The COVID-19 pandemic permeated every aspect of life in 2020, and the E-rate program was no exception. An extended filing window, a second filing window,...

by John Harrington

December 11, 2020

Strong Start to E-rate RFP Season

The count of Form 470s submitted by applicants for the Funding Year 2021 application cycle is running ahead of last year. As of December 10, 2020, 6,241 FY2021 Forms 470...